Fort Erie Creeks Watershed Plan - Niagara Peninsula Conservation ...
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Enhancement<br />
Strategies and actions to improve the function and health of the ecosystem.<br />
Erosion<br />
Erosion is a physical process by which land is lost by air, water, ice, or gravity processes.<br />
Erosion Hazards<br />
Loss of land due to human or natural processes which may pose a threat to life and property.<br />
Evaluated Wetland<br />
A wetland (see Wetland) that has been visited, mapped and rated using the standard Southern<br />
Ontario Wetland Evaluation System.<br />
Evapotranspiration<br />
It is a combination of two terms Evaporation and Transpiration. Evapotranspiration is a<br />
combined loss of water through evaporation and plant transpiration process. It is commonly used<br />
in agriculture for estimating plant water requirements through its natural growth cycle.<br />
Fecal Coliform Bacteria<br />
A small disease causing, micro-organism present in human and animal feces and is used as an<br />
indicator of other disease causing bacteria. E. coli is one of these micro-organisms.<br />
Fill Line<br />
Fill lines are usually shown as straight lines delineated outside floodplains, following existing<br />
features such as fences, roads, etc. It identifies the area where future development and/or filling<br />
is restricted.<br />
Filter strips (also know as buffer strips)<br />
Some time also called “riparian zones” or “filter strips”. A strip of land along a water body<br />
typically planted with natural vegetation from grasses to small forest. Vegetation filters<br />
stormwater and is a quality control method suitable for low flows, typically recommended for<br />
agricultural and low-density development.<br />
Flood line<br />
Lines marked on map identifying limits of regulatory flooding along a designated river or creeks.<br />
See also “Floodplain”.<br />
Floodplain<br />
Area adjacent to streams or rivers that would be inundated by flooding during a Regulatory<br />
storm (such as Hurricane Hazel Storm (1954) or 100-year event). It has been generally applied to<br />
watercourses that drain areas greater than 125 ha.<br />
Forebay<br />
Forebay is a stormwater Best Management Practice (BMP) that serves as a storage and trap to<br />
incoming coarse particles. Generally it is followed by a secondary treatment system (i.e. wetland<br />
or wet pond) before discharging to receiving waters (i.e. creek, lakes).<br />
March 2008 208 <strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Erie</strong> <strong>Creeks</strong> <strong>Watershed</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />
General Report (105116)